Aquarium



Feb. 2 1926. l 1,571,196

w. GALANT AQUARIUM med Feb. 5. 1925` i MMIII" Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATS WLADYSLAW' GALANT, OI? CI'ICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AQUARIUM.

Application filed February 5, 1925. Serial No. 7,959.

T0 all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, WLADYsLAw GALANT, a citizen of Poland, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State otl Illinois, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Aquariums, ot which the tollowing` is a speciiication.

This invention relates to aquaria and its main object is the provision oil a water-tight aquarium.

A 'further object of the invention is the provision o1" an aquarium which can be easily assembled, which is ydu 1able in construction, and in which the minimum amount ot cement can. be used, it any, in making the joints of the walls water-tight.

A still further object ot the invention is the provision of an aquarium wherein the corner members supporting the side walls are so firmly and eiiiciently anchored to the bottom of the aquarium that the necessity of any braces for :further strengthening the structure of the aquarium is eliminated.

`With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement ot' parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application, and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the aquarium g Figure 2 is an enlarged view partly in elevation and partly in section showing the corner construction of the invent-ion;

.Figure 3 is a plane cross sectional view ot the corner ot the device taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

The invention consists of a wooden rectangular base 10 with side ledges 11 attached thereto by any suitable means such as nails 12. The adjacent ends of the several ledges do not meet at the corners ot` said base, but are spaced permitting the insertion of vertically positioned corner members 13 which are likewise attached to said base. A metal tray 14 placed upon said base is held within the ledges 11 and the corner members 13. 1t necessary to prevent anjyT shitting of the tray 14 upon base 10 during the process of assembling the sev-eral parts of the aquarium, the Ytray may be affixed by its bottom to the base 10 by means of nails 15. Preferably said nails are driven in the tray at points which subsequently will become covered by the glass walls later described so as to eliminate any possibility ot leakage.

Each ot said corner members 13 is `substantially ot L-shaped formation in horizontal cross section and has a molding or strip 16 longitudinally and angularly disposed therewithin. Said molding or strip has a wall or tace 17 which is in oblique relation in respect tothe sides 19 of each corner member. The side walls 18 of said strip 16 form right angles with the adjacent inner faces of sides 19 of said corner members permitting the reception of the ends of the glass walls 20 of the aquarium.

The strip 16 does not extend to the lower end of the corner member 13, but is cutoi as plainly seen on Fig. 4. Portion ol' said strip 16 equal to the height of the side wall 21 of the tray 14 is undercut along the sides 19 of said corner members producing an L- shaped rabbet 2Q adapted to receive the corner of the tray as plainly seen on Figs. 2 and 4. The resulting lug 23 will be positioned within the tray. The lower ends 24 et the corner members 13 will provide legs or supports for the aquarium.

To strengthen the structure and further guide against leakageupright corner strips l5 are provided. Said strips are of substantially trapezoid formation in cross section of which the narrower of the parallel walls 26 will abut the faces 17 of strips 16 and the wider parallel walls will remain eX- posed in the aquarium. The remaining walls ot said strips 25 will contact with the inner iaces oli the ends of the glass walls as illustrated on Fig. 3. By means of screws said strips 25 are lirmly iiXed to the n'ioldings 16 and' corner members 13.

Side bars 28 and end bars 29 are positioned at the corners formed by the glass walls 20 and the bottom of the tray 14. The ends or' bars 28 being suitably tapered closely abut the outer 'faces oit the .loweiends of strips Q5, while the ends oi bars 29 being properly beveled overlie the ends ot bars 28 as plainly seen on Figs. 1 and 3. Both sets ci said bars are affixed to the bottom oi' the tray and to the base 10 by screws 30 or by like suitable means.

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Corner plates 3l mounted upon the upper ends of corner members in addition to providing the ornamental touches tor the aquarium serve for preventing any upward movement of the glass walls.

lVlien desirable cement coating suoli as indicated by 32 in Fig. 3 may be applied to the contacting surfaces of strips 25 and bars 28 and 29. However, I have concluded that the cement coating for said surfaces is notl absolutely required to make the aquarium water-tight when constructed in accordance with the present disclosure. l/Vater passing around the strips 25 will saturate wooden strips 16 causing distention thereof, and thus any pores between the walls 18 and walls 20 will be filled.

It is understood that should it be mechanially ditiicult to make rabbets 22 L-shaped they may be made arcuate in which case the corners oit the side wall 2l of the tray must be formed correspondingly.

F rom the hereinabove description it will be apparent that since the tray ot the aquarium is rabbeted within the corner members 13 any shitting or lateral displacement ot' said corner members will be prevented. Thus said abbets 22 and lugs 253 will provide anchoring means ior said corer members elin'iina'ting -the use ot' any braces at the upper ends thereo't.

Pipe 32 and valve 33 are provided at the center ot the bottom et the aquarium tor supplying the water. lhe wire basket 234 hinged or otherwise secured to the bottom ot the aquarium and overlying` the outlet ot pipe 32 will prevent any impurities or gravel to interfere with the outlet ot said pipe.

Thilo there is described herein a preterred en'ibedinient ot the present invention, it is nevertheless understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

`illhat- I claim as new is:

l. An aquarium comprising a base, side ledges on said base, a tray upon said base inclosed within said ledges, corner members, side walls. connecting` means between said tray and said corner members, and means For holding said walls in position.

2. An aquarium comprising a base. side ledges upon said base, a tray upon said base inclosed wihin said ledges, corner members. the adjacent ends ol said ledges being spaced ttor accommodating said corner members, side walls, connecting means between said tray and said corner members, and means tor holding said walls in position.

3. An aquarium comprising a tray, corner members, longitudinal n'ioldings within said corner members, said moldings having rabbets at their lower ends, lugs resulting from said rabbets, the corners of said tray fitting into said rabbets, side walls positioned within said corner members and said tray, and means for holding said walls in position.

el. An aquarium con'lprising a tray, side walls, corner members, longitudinal moldings within said corner members, said moldings forming angles with the adjacent faces at said corner members for accommodating the ends ot' said walls. means anchoring said corner members to said tray, and means `tor holding said walls in position.

5. an aquarium comprising a tray, side walls. corner members, moldings toi-med within said corner i'nen'ibers, the lower ends ot said moldings being undercut to form rabbets Ytor accommodatingl the corners o't said tray, the longitudinal side walls of said nioldings forming angles with the adjacent taces ot said corner members tor accommodating the ends ot said side walls, and means tor holding said walls in position.

(i. An aquarium comjnising a tray, 'side walls, corner men'ibers, moldings within said corner members. the ends ot said moldings extending within said tray tor preventing lateral movement ot said corner members in respect ot' said tray` said moldings spacing the adjacent ends ot said walls, and strips overlying the faces ot said moldings and oit said adjacent ends 01"' said walls tor holding said walls in position. l

7. An aquarium comprising a tray, side valls. corner members inclesingr the corners ot said tray. the adjacent ends of said walls being positioned within said corner me1n bers, .means tor anchoring` said corner members in said tray, and strips cooperating with said means tor holding the walls against displacement. l

ln testimony whereof` l atiiX my signature.

VLADYSLAV GALANT. 

